diff --git a/core/git_command.py b/core/git_command.py
index 51f8bc63e..a017b53f2 100755
--- a/core/git_command.py
+++ b/core/git_command.py
@@ -195,31 +195,35 @@ def git(self, *args,
                                  env=environ,
                                  startupinfo=startupinfo)
 
-            original_stdin = stdin
             if stdin is not None and encode:
                 stdin = stdin.encode(encoding=stdin_encoding)
 
-            if show_panel and live_panel_output:
+            def initialize_panel():
+                # clear panel
                 util.log.panel("")
                 if savvy_settings.get("show_stdin_in_output") and stdin is not None:
-                    util.log.panel_append("STDIN\n{}\n".format(original_stdin))
+                    util.log.panel_append("STDIN\n{}\n".format(stdin))
                 if savvy_settings.get("show_input_in_output"):
-                    util.log.panel_append("> {}\n\n".format(command_str))
+                    util.log.panel_append("> {}\n".format(command_str))
+            if show_panel and live_panel_output:
                 wrapper = LoggingProcessWrapper(p)
+                initialize_panel()
                 stdout, stderr = wrapper.communicate(stdin)
             else:
                 stdout, stderr = p.communicate(stdin)
-                if show_panel:
-                    util.log.panel("")
-                    if savvy_settings.get("show_stdin_in_output") and stdin is not None:
-                        util.log.panel_append("STDIN\n{}\n".format(original_stdin))
-                    if savvy_settings.get("show_input_in_output"):
-                        util.log.panel_append("> {}\n".format(command_str))
-                    util.log.panel_append("{}\n{}".format(stdout, stderr))
 
             if decode:
                 stdout, stderr = self.decode_stdout(stdout, savvy_settings), stderr.decode()
 
+            if show_panel and not live_panel_output:
+                initialize_panel()
+                if stdout:
+                    util.log.panel_append(stdout)
+                if stderr:
+                    if stdout:
+                        util.log.panel_append("\n")
+                    util.log.panel_append(stderr)
+
         except Exception as e:
             # this should never be reached
             raise GitSavvyError("Please report this error to GitSavvy:\n\n{}".format(e))